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Quantum Money

Fri, Jan 21 2011
Money, either in the form of bills or information on a computer, should be impossible to copy and also should be

Is Smell a Quantum Phenomenon?

Fri, Jan 7 2011
Our sense of smell is extraordinarily good at molecular recognition: we can identify tens of thousands of odorants

Mood Disorders and Creativity

Fri, Nov 5 2010
A possible link between madness and genius is one of the oldest and most persistent of cultural notions; it is also one

The Triumph of Random

Fri, Nov 6 2009, 10:30am EST
Leonard Mlodinow Theoretical Physicist,Author, Writer, and ProducerCalifornia Institute of Technology People often
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Programming the Universe

Fri, May 15 2009, 10:30am EDT
Presenter:Seth LloydDirector, Center for Extreme Quantum Information TheoryMassachusetts Institute of Technology What is

Pioneers of Quantum Computing

Fri, Oct 3 2008, 10:30am EDT
David DiVincenzoManager, Quantum Information GroupIBM Watson Research Center This talk profiles the persons whose
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The Making of Absolute Zero

Fri, Apr 18 2008, 10:30am EDT
Presenter: Russell Donnelly, Principal Investigator, Absolute Zero and the Conquest of Cold, Department of Physics, Univ